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Friday, March 11, 2016

Prez Mills will not steal from Ghanaians-Pianim
Audrey Agyiri-Inkoom, Ghanadot

Accra, Dec 7, Ghanadot - Mr. Kwame Pianim, a renowned Ghanaian politician, economist and management consultant, has stated that Ghana is privileged to have a president in Prof. J.E.A. Mills who will not steal from the people of Ghana.

He was speaking at the first Joy FM Debate 2009, under the theme “Building Consensus on a National Development Agenda” in Accra today.

According to Kwame Pianim, he has seen President Mills on at least two occasions return two ‘brown envelopes’ to where they belonged, a situation he said he did not see under John the first or John the second, in apparent reference to ex-presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufuor’s regimes.

Mr. Pianim was responding to a contributor’s question on why Ghana "is not making much progress in her fight against corruption."

Mr. Pianim said Zero tolerance must involve everyone and must start from the top because countries noted for corruption have corrupt leaders, but he was happy to see Professor Mills as the President of Ghana because "he can vouch that he will not steal from Ghanaians."

The challenge however, Mr. Pianim said, would be how he made sure those below him also tow the line.

“To me if you go to any country where there is corruption, the head of state is corrupt; if he is not corrupt it won’t happen…"  Fortunately, Ghana can be spared that misfortune for G, that misfortune can now.

“We have a president that at least I will put my hand in the fire for, that he will not still from the people. I have seen him on two occasions give envelopes back and I didn’t see it happen under John the first or John the second but at least now we are progressing and we have a president who I think will not steal from the people.

“How is he going to make sure that the people below him will also not do that – that is the question.”

Ghanadot